COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Mesa redshirt senior, Ruben Samuelson, claims the Week 7 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Wrestler of the Week award, the league announced Tuesday.

Ruben Samuelson, Colorado Mesa (R-Senior, 285 pounds, Carbondale, Colorado)
Samuelson was a driving force for the No. 18 Mavericks as they swept their way to a 3-0 finish at the Tracy Borah Duals, hosted by Western Colorado. The 285-pounder from Carbondale was dominant throughout the day, pinning all three opponents in a combined time of just 4:05 as Colorado Mesa defeated Cal Poly Humboldt, Vanguard, and Minot State. Samuelson set the tone early with a one-minute fall over Cal Poly’s Preston Dixon, then followed with a 2:12 pin against Vanguard’s David Baxter. He capped off his perfect performance in emphatic fashion, flattening Minot State’s Braxton Rance in a blistering 53 seconds.

Others Nominated: Aaden Valdez, Adams State; Eli Reese, Chadron State; Solomon Arnds-Volcin, CSU Pueblo; Terrell Kinlicheenie, New Mexico Highlands; Vincent Cabral, Western Colorado.

About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 69 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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